John C. Danforth

Background

Mr. John C. Danforth has been a Partner with the law firm of Bryan Cave, LLP since January 1995. Mr. Danforth served as Ambassador to the United Nations by President Bush from June 2004 to January 2005. Mr. Danforth was Attorney General of Missouri from 1969 to 1976. From 1976 to 1995, he was a member of the United States Senate. He serves as a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Bipartisan Policy Center. He serves as a Member of the Citigroup International ... Advisory Board. He has been an Independent Director of Cerner Corporation since February 2005. He serves as a Director of Refugees International. He serves as an Advisory Member of the Board of Trustees of Eisenhower Medical Center. He served as a Trustee of Eisenhower Medical Center, Inc. Mr. Danforth served as a Director of Greenhill & Co. Inc. from February 3, 2005 to March 1, 2014. He served as a Director of Cerner Corporation from May 1996 to June 2004. He served as Director of The Dow Chemical Company. since 1996. Mr. Danforth served as a Director of Time Warner, Inc. from 1998 to 2000; Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and its holding company, MetLife Inc., from 2000 to June 25, 2004. Mr. Danforth is Recipient of the 2002 Board Alert Award for Outstanding Corporate Director, the Woodrow Wilson Award for Outstanding Public Service, St. Louis Award, the Harry S Truman Good Neighbor Award, the St. Louis Man of the Year Award, the Right Arm of St. Louis Award, the University of Missouri-Kansas City Chancellor's Medal Award, the Presidential World Without Hunger Award, the Legislative Leadership Award of the National Commission Against Drunk Driving, the Distinguished Missourian and Brotherhood Awards of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and the 2003 Award for Excellence of Diplomacy from the American Academy of Diplomacy in recognition of his achievements as the President's Special Envoy in The Sudan. He is ordained to the clergy of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Danforth received a Bachelor's Degree from Princeton University in 1958, a Law degree from Yale Law School and a Bachelor of Divinity Degree from Yale Divinity School.

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